First, watch what they do, not what they say. Their 2,000-foot-deep Pebble Mine would be gouged out of the heart of paradise. It directly threatens the planet's greatest sockeye salmon runs, vital populations of bears, wolves and whales, as well as Native communities that have thrived in Bristol Bay for thousands of years.

The gargantuan gold and copper operation would generate some 10 billion tons of mining waste, laced with toxic chemicals, that must be held back forever by massive earthen dams up to 50 stories tall -- all in an active earthquake zone!

Does that sound like a 'net positive effect' on the environment?

We shouldn't trust any company -- much less a company with Rio Tinto's dismal record -- to take a catastrophic risk with one of our last and greatest wild places.

Next week, Rio Tinto's officers and shareholders will meet in London. Please join me in telling them we are not buying the company's 'kinder, gentler' image until it abandons its stake in the Pebble Mine.

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I hope that people will take action regarding to this mine. Everyone should protect the nature not just natural treasures but all in the environment should be protect. Please take an action about this Pebble Mine.

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